Mr. Hephephobias

CHAPTER 34 - Being Too Real

Throughout the journey, Lucia remained silent. He let Rayn sleep by holding his hand. He was very curious to know what happened to Rayn today. He seemed to have passed something difficult for him.

Arriving at the Villa, Lucia does not immediately wake Rayn up. He allowed Arka to come out first. Lucia was still accompanying Rayn in the car until she fell asleep. Not long after Lucia opened her eyes, she saw Rayn who had already woken up and just silently looked at her.

“You're up?” asked Lucia while trying to regain her consciousness.

“As you can see” replied Rayn briefly.

“You should have woken me” said Lucia.

“That's what you were supposed to do to me when we got here” Rayn replied.

"I see you look tired, so I think it's okay to let you stay asleep for a while longer. But I fell asleep instead. Anyway why don't you go back to the villa first after you wake up?" ask Lucia.

“That's what I want to do as well, but.. how can I do it while you really don't take off ku” Rayn replied by glancing at his hand which now turned around trapped in Lusia's grasp.

Realizing that, Lucia suddenly let go of Rayn's hand. “E... it... “ he said panicked out of embarrassment.

“We return to Villa now” continued said Lucia opened the car door and went out leaving Rayn first. He was surprised that Arka was still waiting for them outside. Rayn just smiled a little at Lucia's behavior.

Lucia went straight into the Villa followed by Rayn and Arka. Suddenly Lucia stopped her footsteps remembering something that still stuck in her heart. He turned around and looked at the strange Rayn and Arka.

“I'm still curious, are you guys really following me?” ask Lucia.

“Not that I have answered this question to the man earlier” replied Rayn.

“Ok, let's just say you're worried about me, but how do you know I was there if it wasn't for following me.

“What is a restaurant that I cannot visit? It just so happens that I saw you there” replied Rayn.

“Really just a coincidence?” lucy asked doubtfully with Rayn's reply.

“If you don't believe me, just ask him” replied Rayn pointed at Arka and left the two to the 2nd floor.

Lucia turned to look at Arka waiting for him to answer. “Why are you silent? I said it and asked you to answer it. Not that you said you would also obey my orders according to his orders” Sindir Lucia still clearly remembered what Arka had told her.

“You are right, as I have said if I will obey your orders as long as it does not contradict young Master Rayn. So, sorry Miss Lucia. I can't answer your question. You can ask directly to young Master Rayn” he replied with a deep down following Rayn to the 2nd floor.

"What the hell are they" murmured Lucia dumbly in disbelief at the attitude of the two.

"Not that you've heard the answer” shouted Lucia to Arka who had climbed the stairs. The arka just kept going.

“Wah, are they both playing me?” Ask Lucia in annoyance. “Alright, I won't ask you again. Who are you, Lucia. It wasn't me who paid Arka's salary and I wasn't the boss here, so I couldn't demand for them to listen to Ku” Lucia grumble while going back to her room.

The next day. Early in the morning Lusia and Rayn were already up and sitting on the sofa. In front of him was Mickey sitting staring at the two. While Arka stood not far from them with 2 bodyguards who had just come with Mickey.

“There are no other bodyguards besides them?” rayn asked Mickey 2 bodyguards

just came in with Mickey.

"I've chosen the best to be able to take care of Lucia, so don't worry” he replied. Mickey brings in a new bodyguard according to Rayn's request to look after Lucia.

" But I don't like it" Rayn said.

“Why should consider you like it or not while not for yourself? After all they are tough people” Mickey replied.

“If so you can just send Arka to take care of me and because your security is more important so you should have more than one bodyguard” said Lucia.

“Cannot !” rayn and Mickey replied simultaneously by looking at Lucia with a serious face.

“A..ku just suggest. No need to shout compact so. What's the problem?” ask Lucia to Mickey slowly

lowered voice.

“Because I can only entrust Rayn's security to Arka and it's already an absolute” Mickey replied.

"Oh." said Lucia just nodded then looked at Rayn to listen to her reason.

“Because they are too young and too beautiful”, Rayn replied, making Lucia and Mickey surprised at the answer just now.

“Then what's your problem with that?” ask Lucia.

“If not, then what is the importance with their face and age compared to their experience and expertise?” mickey asked Rayn for a silly answer.

“Mickey is right, after all, isn't a fresher one better to look at. And... ” chirps Lucia then stop her words see Rayn's sharp gaze to her.

“I don't care. I want you to replace it and send me their profile to me” first, Rayn said, then stood up to return to her room.

“Can't we use those who already have,” shouted Lucia to Rayn who had climbed the stairs.

Rayn stopped her footsteps and turned around. “Ask Mickey to take care of it immediately or you will not be able to get out of this Villa without an escort” he said then left.

Hearing Rayn's orders, Lucia immediately looked at Mickey with a whining facial reaction like a baby who was asking for something. He hopes Mickey will finish it soon so he can go to work at the Cafe. Mickey only sighed realizing Rayn's childish attitude.

“What other situation is this? You guys haven't said any reason why I need a bodyguard?” ask Lucy to Mickey.

“He hasn't told you?” ask Mickey back.

“Considered? If he had said so then why did I ask you” replied Lucia.

Mickey asks Lucia to ask Rayn herself. It will take care of

bodyguards that match Rayn's criteria.

“What importance should be according to his taste, anyway not an escort for him” murmured Mickey. "Why do you have a face so beautiful?" the question was staring at the 2 bodyguards Rayn had rejected.

“Oh yes wait, is something going on with him ?” lusia asked Mickey given Rayn's attitude yesterday.

“Considered? Why don't you ask him” replied Mickey replied to Lucia's words to him earlier and then gave the code to 2 bodyguards to follow him away from Villa.

“Oh yah” says Mickey is back again. “You haven't completed any missions. Why?” ask Mickey to Lucia.

"You think?" ask Lucia to reply to Mickey. Mickey frowned. Lucia laughed at Mickey's reaction.

"Haha, well my boss will finish it soon" Lucia replied lowered her head to Mickey with a laugh.

"I was waiting for him" Mickey said, leaving Villa.

Lucia went to prepare juice and fruit salad for Rayn. He knocked on Rayn's painting room repeatedly but Rayn gave no answer let alone opened the door for him.

“It's okay if he won't open it. There's you here and he's not going anywhere if he's busy inside. So, I don't think it's a problem right now if I leave for a while. Tell him I want to go out for a while” said Lucia shouting speaking to Arka. He deliberately with a loud tone to be heard by Rayn. Arka just smiled and remained sitting on the sofa reading to see Lusia's behavior.

Rayn opened the door so quickly that she surprised Lucia who was standing right in front of Rayn's door. “So soon as you open it, don't tell me you've been there?” tanya Lucia teased Rayn with her joke while holding a tray of juice and fruit salad in her hand.

Rayn did not reply, she just looked at Lucia by starting to move her left hand to hold onto her. Lucia glared round her eyes looking at Rayn's increasingly powerful hand movements grasping at her, while Rayn's right hand started grabbing the tray.

“Just go if you dare” said Rayn.

Rayn brought her face closer and whispered in Lucia's ear. “What's wrong with you? Why are your hands so tense" Rayn whispered, causing Lucia's heart to start gurgling.

“Heh?” tanya Lucia was brief.

Lucia frowned feeling Rayn's hand forcefully forcing her to let go of the tray. “You made it for me, right, why

you don't want to let go of the tray” continued Rayn said by continuing her hand movement to remove Lucia's hand from the tray.

Lusia just dumbfounded to see Ryan take his tramp. "What have you been thinking?" rayn asked with a flick of his finger landing in the Lusia's eyes and went in and closed the door right in front of his face.

Lucia could not believe that Rayn had just retaliated by bullying herself with a near-instance

shook his heart.

“Wah, I almost got fooled by his attitude” murmured Lusia softly and left.

“Do you intend to leave Villa?” ask Arka who is still sitting with a book in her hand.

“Don't ask something you already know the answer” replied Lucia then continued her steps down the stairs. Arka just smiled. He knew that Lucia said it just to lure Rayn out.

***To Be Continued***